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Originally Posted by saint_berzerker
I dunno if I'm really going to benefit anybody, lol, but I'll explain how I do it.
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Hey man, songwriting is songwriting. As long as it benefits you, right? Either way, I was just looking to see a wide variety of different approaches toward the same goal.
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Originally Posted by saint_berzerker
I hate basslines that follow the guitar exactly. I always purposely deviate from the guitar lines. I try to follow the drums, but use the basic guitar outline. Again, I map the bassline out with the tabbing tool.
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I definitely hear you. A good bass line that supports, but does not follow the lead, can add such a great depth and dimension to a song.
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Originally Posted by wavey
I feel that the essence of a song is the vocal melody. The song usually starts with one of the members (usually the singer) coming up with a simple verse melody and chord progression, when the idea peters out i find it useful to encourage the vocalist to sing the song without any instuments at all and then when he reaches the point at which the chord progression would end to see where the melody leads him, this can be at a rehearsal or more usually when he is alone . It is suprisingly easy to let a vocal melody soar to new areas and ideas when freed from instrumental constraints.
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Interesting approach I haven't ever really dabbled with except for maybe one time. My song that I posted here was a vocal idea before it was anything else. I wrote most of the lyrics and vocal melody before I wrote anything else. The song I'm referring to is posted under Bash This Song - it is "Goddess Divine". Don't know the post number or subject off hand.